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With the holidays coming up it is the perfect time to teach kids to be grateful. I admit my own kids are quite spoiled and everyday I remind them just how lucky they are. It is hard though since they don’t know better and they are still young. I am trying to teach them though and help them to understand to be grateful. At dinnertime we talk every night about how their days were and something they are thankful for.
Something that I never thought about was having them write down stuff they are grateful for. Well thanks to the Gratitude Journal I have an easy to use book that my kids can jot down what they are grateful for. It may seem like a simple idea but having the book gives them not only somewhere to write down what they are grateful for but something they can keep and look back to. I like that my kids will have a book that I can show them when they are feeling like everything is not fair and they don’t have anything. Which of course as kids they say often.
The children’s gratitude journal helps build practice in just 60 days for kids. Gratitude is said to make people happier and lighter on their feet, plus it makes for healthy relationships and futures. It is important to teach kids to be loving, generous and grateful.
I will say when I first sat my kids down to do this journal they looked surprised. I asked them to think of three things they were grateful for and to write them down. It not only taught them to write down something they are grateful for but it helps them with their writing as well! My boys are only 6 and 7 but they are doing great with their journals. Like I said, it is something so simple I never even thought of but it is something that I can see helping my children. It is designed for young kids and it even includes a spot for a drawing.
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desiree says
i give them note pad and they write thing in it and they send cards to people who have
givien them gifts
Lisa Williams says
I keep them in check by saying grace at meal times and helping do volunteer work at church and helping out our community food bank.
Gail Williams says
My daughters are parents now. I taught them to think of others and do the same with my granddaughters. We practice paying it forward and random acts of kindness as much as we can being creative in new ways of doing this. This makes them grateful
Marissa M says
Just constant reminders and teaching them things about it!
Michelle Tucker says
I don’t have children, but I remind my nieces and nephews to always be thankful for the things that they have. Also, they are very good about giving their things back to others who have less.
Kelley Roach says
i remind them to be thankful
Jessica Lews says
I keep them in check on a daily basis. I try to make sure they understand that everything can be taken away tomorrow and to be grateful for all that we have. Even the smallest things!
Mary Jenkins says
My daughter is super grouchy in the morning so when I get her in the car, I have her tell me 3 things she’s thankful for. I have to give some creative answers of my own, otherwise she will just mechanically name the same 3 things everyday. the process really turns her thinking/attitude around.
Katharine says
Great activites!
Casey Everidge says
i like to remind my child often to be thankful for what we have
Becky says
I just make sure my children know that everyone does not have what they do and encourage giving back to the community.
Jane H says
I constantly point out people that are not as fortunate as them. When they get older, I’ll want them to spend at least a little time working in a food bank or homeless shelter.
Rosey says
Unless it’s admin work that I’m volunteering, I make sure the kids go with me, so they have it ingrained that it’s the right thing to do (charity work).
Nicole Flynn says
I say thank you to them and others often. They say thank you to each other as well. If not, then I prompt them and they give thanks.
paige jagan says
My boys have been hearing us at dinner time giving thanks and being grateful, they ahve picked up on it and are really good at it! We would love this journal!
Gail Fernandez says
We say prayers and include things we are thankful for.
Melanie Montgomery says
He’s only 17 months, so we are not quite there yet.
shawna says
We always pray for things we are thankful for.
elizabeth miller says
my daughter shows she is grateful by doing fundraising for other charities
Candie L says
I remind them that we go on a massive vacation every summer. Thank you
Rachel Higgs says
I have them tell God the things hey re thankful for
Jennifer Cervantes says
I ask my kids everyday what thy are grateful for.
Ed says
We use the guidelines of “please” and “thank you”.
Wendy Rozema says
we talk about what they are thankful for!
Katrina says
I think this would be great for my kids! We donate our used clothes and toys and explain why, but I think this would be a great impact on them.
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Joanne Vanderheite says
I talk to them everyday about being greatful for what they have been given, family friends, health etc. This is sometimes hard to get thru to them.
Amie George says
I don’t give my kids everything they want and they have to work for even the littlest things…. I tell them about how their are kids all over that are not as fortunate and we even volunteer at the homeless shelters sometimes
Angela W says
I try to be a good role model and to show them I am thankful everyday (with even the simple things) because they watch and learn from me.
sheryl granholm says
i lead by example and use positive reinforcement for thankful behavior
Ani W says
I make them say thank you for EVERYTHING. I make them write thank you notes. We have talks about being grateful and being greedy on a regular basis. I use scripture to back up our thoughts on it.
Natalie Brown says
Hi! When my son was young, he would come with me to drop things off at charitable thrift stores. This gave me a way to talk with him about being grateful for the nice things he had but also being thankful for simple things like food and a comfortable bed. I love the idea of this gratitude journal. Thank-you!!
Emillie says
We often list several things we are thankful for and say some of the things we are blessed with.
tabitha says
my daughter has a habit of saying “my life is so bad.”.
then i remind her that her cousins dad died a few months ago and it reminds her to be grateful everyday.
michelle k. says
This is very difficult but they are older now and they are involved in service projects with Girl scouts and school.
heather prewo says
My boys are 10 years apart so they both have different goals when it comes to being grateful. I have my youngest find something he is grateful for and take a picture of it and then on New Years Eve we go through the pictures and recall the year, My oldest leaves a note everyday to why he is grateful. We put it in a jar and when life becomes too much we pull out the notes and remember how lucky we are.
Maureen says
Every night when we pray together, we say what we are thankful for!
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Karen says
We donate clothes to charities.
M.Clark says
A great way to keep kids in check with being grateful is by showing them that there are people/children in the world who have so much less than they do.
Julie L says
We try to donate toys and clothes often. We also bake goods for some neighborhood store owners.
Alesha ol says
Even though we are hard off, we still donate clothing, food, and tithe..and the kiddos have to earn their phones, games etc via chores, we can’t afford to just hand them out, we also use one of my fave Golden Rule
Gina H. says
Teaching them to be givers helps them be grateful for what they have.
Amber Faith says
By watching me show gratitude myself. Monkey see, monkey do.
Emily Adams says
We talk about how some kids parents can’t afford to buy them toys, especially at this time of year.
sandra says
they don’t so this would be helpful
Marci Wright says
We talk abut how we are lucky to have our home & family & how many people don’t even have those things.
saralynns2 says
We use prayer time before meals and before bed to have the kids thank God for at least one thing that happened that day…
Nichole says
I used to constantly remind my kids to say please and thank you but it becomes automatic. I have 2 pretty appreciative kids.
Robin Abrams says
We talk daily about our blessing and try to help those less fortunate
polly says
My daughter in law has our grandson go through his toys to give to kids who don’t have any. He is really very generous.
Nancy says
We talk about our blessings and what we are thankful for.
john says
My child is an adult…ad I am entering to donate to a charity for children.
Donna Jacoby says
I find kids learn gratitude better when they earn rewards and receive consequences. Thank you for the giveaway!
beth shepherd says
We often go around at the dinner table and list what we are thankful for that day.
Leela says
I remind them a lot.
Matthew Roren says
to just enjoy everything they can
nannypanpan says
I try to but he definitely needs reminders
Sharon Kaminski says
I try to keep in check with the kids for being polite and thankful.
Patricia says
We have taught our kids to say thank you when someone does something nice for them.
Miranda Gill says
on the entry for “share the giveaway” it would let me share it but there was no button to submit after you shared it to get the entries?
Miranda Gill says
I have tried to teach my little girl to send detailed thank you notes, not just for gifts but for when someone goes out of their way to do something for you. This highlights in her mind the event and how important it is to be grateful and not take people or things for granted.
Tricia G says
I always want them to appreciate the little things.
ken ohl says
teach them that you have to work to earn everything you receive and limit what they receive
vickie couturier says
I found out a long time ago that kids apprieciate things more if they have to earn it, and not everything just be given to them,,,and they help with food bank
Erin M. says
We pray at every meal & before bedtime but my 9 year old has been negative at school with peers so i tell her, say 2 things nice to make up for the one negative!
…It’s a challenge but gratitude work has helped me greatly
xty cruz says
I always remind them about the things that they have and the things that are done to give them those things
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